Discussing "The Life And Opinions Of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman" By Laurence Sterne

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In this episode of Canonball we discuss "The Life And Opinions Of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman," which was written by Laurence Sterne and published in 1759.
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Chapters

1. Sterne's Life (00:00:00)

2. Sterne And Swift (00:04:25)

3. What Voltaire, Goethe, Johnson, Schopenhauer Said About Sterne (00:06:14)

4. The Shelf-Life Of Humor (00:07:56)

5. Accusations Of Plagiarism (00:08:54)

6. 19th-Century Opposition To Obscenity In Tristram Shandy (00:15:52)

7. The Consequences Of The Transition From Victorian To 21st Century Sexual Behavior (00:17:06)

8. The Style Of "Tristram Shandy" (00:24:31)

9. Beginning Of Passages From "Tristram Shandy" – A Glimpse Of His Personal Philosophy (00:30:18)

10. Difficulties In Writing History And A Reminder To Not Be In A Hurry (00:31:50)

11. Beginning A Chapter Nonsensically (00:34:19)

12. One Of Sterne's Objectives As A Writer (00:35:02)

13. Preface And How To Do Good Work (00:35:52)

14. Of Wit And Judgment (00:38:16)

15. Rhetoric And Conduct At Perpetual Handy-Cuffs (00:38:57)

16. Addressing The Muses Of Storytelling (00:40:33)

17. Defining Terms In Philosophy (00:42:14)

18. The Value Of Reason (00:44:29)

19. Can God Make A Nose The Size Of The Strasbourg Cathedral? (00:45:58)

20. Sterne Observing His Own Creative Process (00:47:30)

21. Rereading Difficult Texts; Jest, Wit, And Instruction In The World (00:48:59)

22. On Dismounting A Horse (00:50:01)

23. Sterne's Kingdom (00:50:38)

24. Showing The Relics Of Learning Without Working One Single Miracle (00:52:00)

25. What Nature Could Not Make To Answer Its Destination (00:52:43)

26. Closing (00:53:57)